FAQ – Astral Ascension Expansion October 2022

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  1. Malaikat

    Malaikat Board Administrator Team Darkorbit

    General information
    The new Astral Ascension Update introduces an additional bounty type when doing your Astral Ascension run.

    You will see 2 gates at the end of each rift and there will be 2 different bounty types that will be selected from the usual rewards pool – except that there’s a new bounty now which is the Resource bounty!

    The Resource bounty is new and different from the other bounties, the rewards will be booked to your player account and not to your prefigured ship from Astral Ascension. You can get a new resource via this bounty – the Atlas Shard – upon rift completion.

    The Atlas Shards can be used in Assembly to craft some new recipes. You can craft each recipe once every 3 months (excluding the permanent recipes for Scrapium and Prime Astral Booty Key).

    The 2 new recipes – Scrapium recipe and the Prime Astral Booty Key recipe – will be available permanently.

    We also present a new Prime Astral Booty Key which can be used to open the new Prime Astral Booty box.

    Last but not least, we also introduce a new „Rewards“ tab in the Astral Ascension window to help players to understand their reward payout for each run.

    Game Start
    1. Choose your gate and your Bounty: Choose one out of two gates. The gates differ in the rewards that can be obtained from the respective Rift. There are different possible types of rewards (called Bounties) that are randomly chosen for each gate. So you can chose between various types of Bounties which can be Weapons, Generators, Ammunition, Unstable Modules, or HP recover and the brand-new one - Resource. All Bounty types (except HP recover) have 2 tiers – Normal and Frenzied.
    • A normal Bounty type means that there is a lower drop rate for strong, high level equipment
    • A frenzied Bounty type means that there is a higher drop rate for strong, high level equipment. However, the NPCs for the Rift will be stronger than normal. Selecting a frenzied gate will also score you slightly more points for ranking.
    1. Enter the rift and fight through 3 waves of NPCs
    1. Once all NPCs have been defeated, choose one out of 2 Bounties – the one that you choose will immediately be equipped on your ship (if your slots are full, it goes into the Astral Ascension inventory).
    Important:
    • Ammunition does not require a choice and a bunch of ammunition will be randomly given to the player.
    • Switching to Config 2 is not allowed in Astral Ascension. Even if you select the config button, you will still remain at Config 1.
    • Resource Bounties will be booked directly to the player’s account.
    1. The next 2 gates appear as well as an exit gate in case you want to leave. There will be a manage tab in the event window where you can manage your equipment. If you leave the gate, you will be able to continue from where you left off, with the same configuration and HP remaining.
    1. Repeat the steps, there are 30 Rifts in total with a mini-boss at every 5th rift. Your HP recovers by 50% after each mini-boss. At the last rift (30th), the Final Boss attends you! Defeat the Final Boss or die and lose. Afterwards, you get your rewards.
    New Bounty
    We’re introducing a new bounty – the Resource.
    You will see 2 gates at the end of each rift and there will be 2 different bounty types that will be selected from the following rewards pool:
    • Weapon
    • Generator
    • Ammunition
    • Unstable Module
    • HP recover
    • Resource
    The Resource bounty is new and you can get a new resource – the Atlas Shards – upon rift completion. The further you are in your run, the higher the chances of getting more Atlas Shards!

    The Resource gate works differently from other gates. Instead of booking the reward to your temporary Astral Ascension prefigured ship, the resources will be booked directly to your account – this means to your player account outside of Astral Ascension. The rewards will be booked at the end of the Astral Ascension run.

    New Rewards tab
    With this new expansion, we’re also introducing a new „Rewards“ tab in the Astral Ascension window to make it easier for you to understand which reward you get for each run.

    When you start your Astral Ascension run, the „Rewards“ tab will show you the full list of possible rewards, there are guaranteed rewards and chance-based rewards. If rewards aren’t available during your current rift, they will be darkened. If a reward is available, the icons aren’t darkened anymore and the tooltips provide all necessary information.

    New Items & Recipes
    Atlas Shards
    The Atlas Shard is a new resource that you can get via Resource bounty in the Astral Ascension gate. You can use it to craft items in the Assembly.

    Scrapium
    It can be crafted in the Assembly (permanent recipe).
    10x Scrapium35x Atlas Shard
    Prime Astral Booty Key
    It is needed to open a Prime Astral Booty Box. They can be crafted in the Assembly (permanent recipe).
    1x Prime Astral Booty Key500x Atlas Shard
    1x Astral Booty Key
    Prime Astral Booty Box
    The new Prime Astral Booty Boxes are spawning on the maps X2 – X8, on the Pirate Maps and on the Battle Maps. They can only be opened with Prime Astral Booty Keys. The Prime Astral Booty Boxes contain a possibility of obtaining:

    The following Unstable modules will be rotated every 3 months:
    • DMG-ZPVP
    • HP-ZPVP
    • SHD-ZPVP
    • SPC-ZPVP
    • DMG-ZPVE
    • HP-ZPVE
    • SHD-ZPVE
    • SPC-ZPVE
    • DMG-XA01
    • HP-XA01
    • HP-XA01
    • SHD-XA01
    • SPC-XA01

    These items will also be part of the Prime Astral Booty Box rewards and you will have a certain to get rewards out of the following:
    • Tetrathrin
    • Kyhalon
    • Bifenon
    • ABR
    • Indoctrine Oil
    • Permit
    • GGEU
    • PrimeCoupon
    • Extra Energy
    • Salvage Core
    • Isochronate

    These rewards will be in the Prime Astral Booty boxes as guaranteed rewards:
    • Experience
    • Honor
    • Uridium

    There are some event recipes which can be crafted once every 3 months:
    CategoryNameAmountRequiresCraftable
    ResourceGGEU S2120x Atlas ShardOnce every 3 months
    ResourceGGEU M4240x Atlas ShardOnce every 3 months
    ResourceExtra Energy S50375x Atlas ShardOnce every 3 months
    ResourceExtra Energy M100750x Atlas ShardOnce every 3 months
    ResourceABR2501500x Atlas ShardOnce every 3 months
    ResourceIndoctrine Oil752100x Atlas ShardOnce every 3 months
    ExtrasDMG-XA011450x Atlas ShardOnce every 3 months
    ExtrasSHD-XA011450x Atlas ShardOnce every 3 months
    ExtrasHP-XA011450x Atlas ShardOnce every 3 months
    ExtrasSPC-XA011450x Atlas ShardOnce every 3 months
    Astral Ascension Rankings event
    New Titles

    TitleDescription
    Revenant of the RiftsBe the top 5 players in Astral Rankings 1
    Phantom of the RiftsBe the top 5 players in Astral Rankings 2
    Astral Rankings
    There will be a live ranking displayed in the client event window based on the score that you obtain from Astral Ascension.

    The sum of your 3 highest scores in Astral Ascension during the event will be recorded in the ranking boards.

    If two players have the exact same score, their rank will be in order of completion time of the latest eligible run.

    Scoring system:
    FactorScore (Cumulative)
    Every Rift cleared (1 rift)300
    Every Frenzied Rift cleared (1 x lvl2 rift) (replaces the above)350
    Mini-boss defeated400
    Final Boss defeated450
    Boss fight: HP left3 per 1% HP
    (Max 300)
    Final-boss/Mini-Boss fight: Time taken (s)450 – (0.25 x time taken)
    (Max 450)
    You have to end the run that was started during the previous ranking event to be eligible for the next ranking event.

    You won’t see your current run’s data on the ranking window in the client until your current run has ended and a new run is started.

    During the event time, there are 2 different sets of Astral Ranking rewards that you can obtain:
    Set 1: Running from 20th October until 26th October
    RankingRewards
    1stRevenant of the Rifts
    600,000 Uridium
    2 weeks Premium
    325,000 x UCB-100
    40,000 x RSB-75
    6,000 x Astralite
    15 x Permit
    10 x GGEU
    2ndRevenant of the Rifts
    400,000 Uridium
    200,000 x UCB-100
    35,000 x RSB-75
    5,000 x Astralite
    12 x Permit
    8 x GGEU
    3rdRevenant of the Rifts
    300,000 Uridium
    155,000 x UCB-100
    21,000 x RSB-75
    4,000 x Astralite
    10 x Permit
    6 x GGEU
    4th to 5thRevenant of the Rifts
    200,000 Uridium
    130,000 x UCB-100
    16,000 x RSB-75
    3,500 x Astralite
    8 x Permit
    4 x GGEU
    6th to 10th80,000 Uridium
    120,000 x UCB-100
    13,000 x RSB-75
    3,000 x Astralite
    5 x Permit
    2 x GGEU
    11th to 25th35,000 Uridium
    80,000 x UCB-100
    10,000 x RSB-75
    2,500 x Astralite
    2 x GGEU
    26th to 50th25,000 Uridium
    70,000 x UCB-100
    7,500 x RSB-75
    2,000 x Astralite
    51st to 100th15,000 Uridium
    60,000 x UCB-100
    1,500 x Astralite
    Set 2: Running from 28th October until 3rd November
    RankingRewards
    1stPhantom of the Rifts
    600,000 Uridium
    2 weeks Premium
    325,000 x UCB-100
    40,000 x RSB-75
    6,000 x Astralite
    15 x Permit
    10 x GGEU
    2ndPhantom of the Rifts
    400,000 Uridium
    200,000 x UCB-100
    35,000 x RSB-75
    5,000 x Astralite
    12 x Permit
    8 x GGEU
    3rdPhantom of the Rifts
    300,000 Uridium
    155,000 x UCB-100
    21,000 x RSB-75
    4,000 x Astralite
    10 x Permit
    6 x GGEU
    4th to 5thPhantom of the Rifts
    200,000 Uridium
    130,000 x UCB-100
    16,000 x RSB-75
    3,500 x Astralite
    8 x Permit
    4 x GGEU
    6th to 10th80,000 Uridium
    120,000 x UCB-100
    13,000 x RSB-75
    3,000 x Astralite
    5 x Permit
    2 x GGEU
    11th to 25th35,000 Uridium
    80,000 x UCB-100
    10,000 x RSB-75
    2,500 x Astralite
    2 x GGEU
    26th to 50th25,000 Uridium
    70,000 x UCB-100
    7,500 x RSB-75
    2,000 x Astralite
    51st to 100th15,000 Uridium
    60,000 x UCB-100
    1,500 x Astralite
     
    Last edited: Oct 19, 2022
    Malaikat, Oct 19, 2022
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  2. Oddessey

    Oddessey Team Leader Team Darkorbit

    Here is an update to the final rewards:


    RiftsBase RewardAdditional reward
    1 - 4250x AstraliteA chance to get 23x Salvage Core
    5340x AstraliteA chance to get 28x Salvage Core
    6 - 9440x AstraliteA chance to get 33x Salvage Core
    10550x AstraliteA chance to get 40x Salvage Core
    11 - 14670x AstraliteA chance to get 50x Salvage Core
    15800x AstraliteA chance to get 60x Salvage Core
    16 - 19920x AstraliteA chance to get 75x Salvage Core
    201030x AstraliteA chance to get 90x Salvage Core
    21 - 241130x Astralite
    A chance to drop 1x Astral Booty Key    		A chance to get 110x Salvage Core
    251220x Astralite
    A chance to drop 1x Astral Booty Key    		A chance to get 130x Salvage Core
    26 - 291300x Astralite
    A chance to drop 2x Astral Booty Key    		A chance to get 145x Salvage Core
    301350x Astralite
    A chance to drop 2x Astral Booty Key    		A chance to get 160x Salvage Core
    30-end1400x Astralite
    A chance to drop 3x Astral Booty Key    		170x Salvage Core

    Please note: The rewards in the table above are the rewards that you’ll receive upon losing. They do not stack!

    Example:
    • You die in Run 1 at Rift 4 => You’ll get 250 Astralite as final reward
    • You die in Run 2 at Rift 5 => You’ll get 340 Astralite as final reward
    • You die in Run 3 at Rift 6 => You’ll get 440 Astralite as final reward
     
    Oddessey, Oct 19, 2022
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